1. Tratamiento quirúrgico del Tumor de Koënen: expresión podológica de la Esclerosis Tuberosa
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Jaime García París, Manuel Coheña Jiménez, María Reina Bueno, Pedro Montaño Jiménez, and Antonio Sanjuan Rodríguez
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High rate ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Surgery ,Lesion ,Tuberous sclerosis ,Clinical history ,Proper treatment ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Podiatry ,Differential diagnosis ,medicine.symptom ,Family history ,business ,Pathological - Abstract
The Koenen tumors are cutaneous manifestations of tuberous sclerosis, which is of systemic involvement and sometimes with location in the foot. The knowledge of this type of dermatological is very important for proper treatment and for this reason an interdisciplinary approach is essential for the accurate and early diagnosis. In the clinical history is important to make an assessment of family history, perform a scan of the skin and a neurological study. We report a case with symptoms consistent with the presence of tumor Koenen. The differential diagnosis is essential for planning treatment and get a good outcome and speedy recovery. Conclusions. Surgical treatment is proposed as a technique of choice despite the high rate of recurrence presents such treatment. Surgical resection of the lesion allows the pathological diagnosis.
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- 2014
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